https://getpurgecore.com/blog/ Guides on freeing up disk space, finding what's using your storage, and keeping a Windows PC running smoothly. en https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-11-7-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-11-7-release-notes.html Release notes The Dashboard's storage ring now shows one colored arc per category, matching the category list below it. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/purgecore-mobile-storage-breakdown.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/purgecore-mobile-storage-breakdown.html Mobile Shows a breakdown of your storage by category: photos, videos, and everything else, right on the Storage screen. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/purgecore-mobile-updates-colors.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/purgecore-mobile-updates-colors.html Mobile Checks for updates on launch and shows a banner when one is ready, plus more color across the app matching PurgeCore for Windows. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/purgecore-mobile-signing-fix.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/purgecore-mobile-signing-fix.html Mobile The APK had no signing configuration at all, so real Android devices refused to install it. Fixed, and updates now install cleanly too. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-11-5-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-11-5-release-notes.html Release notes Browser cleanup wrongly reporting a browser as open, and the startup manager showing a stale disabled state, both fixed. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-11-4-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-11-4-release-notes.html Release notes The website's download button and the app's own update checker were both silently broken since PurgeCore Mobile joined this repository. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/purgecore-mobile-beta-native-ads.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/purgecore-mobile-beta-native-ads.html Mobile Clearly marked as Beta everywhere, and a native ad card added alongside the existing banner. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/purgecore-mobile-funding.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/purgecore-mobile-funding.html Mobile Free, funded by a single banner ad and nothing else. No paywall, no data sold. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/introducing-purgecore-mobile.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/introducing-purgecore-mobile.html Mobile A free Android companion app with a storage overview and a duplicate photo and video finder. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-11-3-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-11-3-release-notes.html Release notes The drive dropdown styling and a duplicate "C:\ - C:\" display bug fixed, Battery Health added to the documentation. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-11-2-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-11-2-release-notes.html Release notes The Cleanup and Explore sub-tabs were rendering as white text on a white background, confirmed by a screenshot and fixed. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/best-ccleaner-alternatives.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/best-ccleaner-alternatives.html Guide An honest look at PurgeCore, BleachBit, and WinDirStat, what each does best, and which fits your situation. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-11-1-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-11-1-release-notes.html Release notes A known .NET deadlock pitfall in Battery Health and Flush DNS, found during a code audit, fixed before it ever caused a problem. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-11-0-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-11-0-release-notes.html Release notes PurgeCore v1.11.0 adds a Battery Health tab, generating Windows' own battery diagnostic report in one click. Hidden automatically on desktop PCs. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/pad-file-available.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/pad-file-available.html Announcement PurgeCore publishes a PAD (Portable Application Description) file, so software directories can list it with accurate, up-to-date details automatically. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-10-0-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-10-0-release-notes.html Release notes A native Windows dialog interrupting cleanup on locked files, icon contrast, a What's new link in the update banner, ~15 unstyled buttons fixed, a Supporters button, and NordVPN moved up on the Dashboard. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-9-1-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-9-1-release-notes.html Release notes PurgeCore v1.9.1 adds icons to buttons and links that didn't have them: NordVPN, DeleteMe, Free up RAM, Flush DNS, Uninstall, and more. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-9-0-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-9-0-release-notes.html Release notes A one-click DNS cache flush in the Performance tab, plus the website and README catching up on the Uninstall feature from v1.8.0. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-8-3-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-8-3-release-notes.html Release notes A full audit of the codebase found and fixed a Startup Manager desync bug and a leftover from the rename to PurgeCore. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-8-2-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-8-2-release-notes.html Release notes Toggling a startup item twice in a row could silently fail, and cookie whitelist entries pasted as full URLs protected nothing. Both fixed. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-8-0-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-8-0-release-notes.html Release notes A new Uninstall tab lists installed programs, largest first, and uninstalls them using each program's own official uninstaller. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-7-1-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-7-1-release-notes.html Release notes PurgeCore v1.7.1 embeds Inter as the app's font instead of the default Windows system font, matching the website's typeface for a consistent look. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-7-0-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-7-0-release-notes.html Release notes A real System cleanup bug fixed (reported freeing space that wasn't actually freed), a bold new colorful design, a separate Blog tab, and clickable drivers with plain explanations. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-6-2-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-6-2-release-notes.html Release notes What's new in PurgeCore v1.6.2: a Report a bug button, colored category bars on the Dashboard, and a bouncier button-press animation. https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-6-0-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-6-0-release-notes.html Release notes What's new in PurgeCore v1.6.0: smooth animated buttons, an animated sidebar, and a fade-in transition when switching tabs. Release notes https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-5-0-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-5-0-release-notes.html What's new in PurgeCore v1.5.0: progress indicators for browser cleanup, accurate freed-space reporting, and a fix for a misleading confirmation message. Announcement https://getpurgecore.com/blog/renamed-to-purgecore.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/renamed-to-purgecore.html Free Disk Analyzer has been renamed to PurgeCore. Same app, same free-forever approach, same download, just a new name. Comparison https://getpurgecore.com/blog/free-disk-analyzer-vs-ccleaner.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/free-disk-analyzer-vs-ccleaner.html An honest comparison of PurgeCore and CCleaner: what each one does well, where CCleaner is still ahead, and where a registry cleaner and paid upsells change the picture. Comparison https://getpurgecore.com/blog/free-disk-analyzer-vs-bleachbit.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/free-disk-analyzer-vs-bleachbit.html An honest comparison of PurgeCore and BleachBit: open-source privacy cleaning versus disk-space analysis, and where each one is the better fit. Comparison https://getpurgecore.com/blog/free-disk-analyzer-vs-windirstat.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/free-disk-analyzer-vs-windirstat.html An honest comparison of PurgeCore and WinDirStat: treemap visualization versus a broader cleanup toolkit, and which fits what you're trying to do. Release notes https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-2-0-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-2-0-release-notes.html What's new in PurgeCore v1.2.0: a Startup Manager to speed up boot time and reduce clutter at login. Release notes https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-1-0-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-1-0-release-notes.html What's new in PurgeCore v1.1.0: safe deletion for duplicates and empty folders, browser cleanup for Chrome/Edge/Firefox, a cookie whitelist, PC cleanup, RAM optimization, and risk indicators on everything. Release notes https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-0-2-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-0-2-release-notes.html What's new in PurgeCore v1.0.2: a banner that appears when a newer version is out, with one-click download and install. Release notes https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-0-1-release-notes.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/v1-0-1-release-notes.html What's new in PurgeCore v1.0.1: a Cleanup tab with duplicate finder, old files, empty folders, a RAM optimizer, and CSV export. Guide https://getpurgecore.com/blog/free-up-disk-space-windows-11.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/free-up-disk-space-windows-11.html Every place Windows actually hides reclaimable space, from Storage Sense to the WinSxS folder, in the order that gives you the most space back for the least risk. Guide https://getpurgecore.com/blog/find-whats-using-storage-windows.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/find-whats-using-storage-windows.html Why File Explorer's folder sizes lie to you, and the fastest ways to find the real source of a full drive. Guide https://getpurgecore.com/blog/find-delete-duplicate-files-windows.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/find-delete-duplicate-files-windows.html Why duplicates pile up without you noticing, how they're actually detected, and how to remove them safely. Guide https://getpurgecore.com/blog/storage-sense-vs-disk-cleaners.html https://getpurgecore.com/blog/storage-sense-vs-disk-cleaners.html What Storage Sense actually automates, where it falls short, and when a dedicated tool is worth using instead.